{"title":"Plant Delights Creations and Discoveries","description":"\u003cp\u003ePlant Delights Nursery has an extensive plant exploration and plant breeding program to create the best new perennials to market. Plant Delights Nursery creations and discoveries have never before been commercialized and are generally available at our mail order nursery. These plant creations and discoveries include hosta, hardy garden ferns, flowering perennials, exotic plants, hardy garden orchids, perennials for shade gardens, drought-tolerant plants, tropical foliage perennials, bulbs, and native plants. Often, we actually discover these new plants, trial them, and release the rarest and the best to you. If you're looking to buy native plants or exotic plants, Plant Delights is for you.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"dicentra-eximia-dolly-sods","title":"Dicentra eximia Dolly Sods","description":"\u003cp\u003eDicentra 'Dolly Sods' is a 2004 Plant Delights\/JLBG introduction. Through the decades, we have made several wild collections of the US native (Michigan south to Georgia) Dicentra eximia, but none have performed as well in our hot climate as this seed strain from near the famous Dolly Sods Wilderness Area in West Virginia's Tucker County. Expect a clump 18\" tall x 3' wide in 5 years. The lacy, dissected, blue-green foliage is topped all spring and summer with \u003ca title=\"See more light pink flowers\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plantdelights.sbs\/collections\/pink-flowers\"\u003elight pink flowers\u003c\/a\u003e held just above the foliage. As strange as this may sound, we are growing Dicentra eximia 'Dolly Sods' in a sunny berm with cacti and agaves...truly outstanding!\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eMaintenance:\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eDicentra eximia requires little if any maintenance in the garden. If they begin to look tired during the growing season, don't hesitate to cut them to the ground. If it's not too late in the year, they will quickly resprout from the clusters of growth buds at the base. In fall, the old foliage of bleeding heart can be cut to the ground to make the plant look tidier.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003ch3\u003eGrowing Conditions:\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eAlthough most Dicentra eximia prefer light shade, our selection, 'Dolly Sods' prefers full sun, and does not like shade. Anywhere from 2-8 hours of sun daily is fine. Despite its appearance, 'Dolly Sods' is also quite drought tolerant, although it tolerates regular irrigation as well.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003ch3\u003eNatural Impact:\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eDicentra eximia is a favorite of bees, so when the plants are in flower in spring and summer, you'll have some happy bumblebees in the garden.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21000991685,"sku":"1264","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Dicentra-eximia-Dolly-Sods.i-1264.s-67746.r-1.jpg?v=1791810192"},{"product_id":"trillium-lancifolium-shotgun-wedding","title":"Trillium lancifolium Shotgun Wedding","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn our garden we originally planted divisions of two forms of Trillium lancifolium near each other...one from northern Florida and another from northern Georgia. Years ago, we gathered the first garden seed from these and, when the seedlings finally flowered in 2012, we discovered the after effects of some horticultural hanky panky. The offspring, which we named Trillium 'Shotgun Wedding' (it's a southern thang), represents a cross between both forms. The offspring are slightly taller at 10\" and much more vigorous than either parent. Additionally, our new strain has much better leaf patterns than the Georgia parent. Each seedling is different...we could go crazy making special selections but instead we're going to allow you to do the same.\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21001101701,"sku":"1465","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Trillium-lancifolium-Shotgun-Wedding.i-1465.s-65338.r-1.jpg?v=1775738055"},{"product_id":"punica-granatum-eight-ball","title":"Punica granatum Eight Ball","description":"\u003cp\u003ePunica 'Eight Ball' is a 1997 Plant Delights\/JLBG introduction. It is the tallest of two dwarf pomegranate seedlings we selected in 1986 from a batch that survived our -9 degrees F winter of 1983\/1984, with minimal damage. Punica 'Eight Ball' was selected for its large 2.5\" diameter fruit, hardiness, and nearly black fruit (resembling an eight ball). Our oldest specimen is now 8' tall. Punica 'Eight Ball' is great for the edible garden as long as you are one of those folks who think pomegranates taste good! Deer, however, don't think much of pomegranates, so that's a good thing.\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21001323717,"sku":"1731","price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Punica-granatum-Eight-Ball.i-1731.s-66772.r-1.jpg?v=1791285928"},{"product_id":"eucomis-comosa-sparkling-burgundy","title":"Eucomis comosa Sparkling Burgundy","description":"\u003cp\u003eEucomis 'Sparkling Burgundy' is a dramatic, purple-foliaged \u003ca title=\"pineapple lily\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plantdelights.sbs\/collections\/eucomis-pineapple-lily\"\u003epineapple lily\u003c\/a\u003e we selected as a seedling in 1983, which later became a 1997 Plant Delights\/JLBG introduction. It is still one of the most talked-about plants in our garden, and one that has enjoyed massive worldwide popularity. Eucomis 'Sparkling Burgundy' is a dramatic accent plant, composed of 2' tall, upright strap-like dark burgundy leaves. In late summer, the clump produces a 20\" tall bloom stalk resembling a miniature purple pineapple...very cool! Eucomis 'Sparkling Burgundy' is very easy to grow and tolerates a wide range of garden abuses. 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The flower buds open steadily from mid-January to early April, producing an overwhelmingly fragrant display of pendent, golden yellow flowers. Edgeworthia chrysantha 'Snow Cream' is a triploid form that is much more winter hardy (below 0 degrees F) than the older diploid form which used to be sold as Edgeworthia papyrifera. The red-flowered 'Akebono' (Red Dragon) is sadly the much less hardy diploid form.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch4\u003eMaintenance:\u003c\/h4\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eAssuming you plant your Edgeworthia chrysantha 'Snow Cream' where it can get large enough, there really is little to do in terms of maintenance. You'll have a few leaves to rake when they finally drop, usually around mid-December.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003ch4\u003eGrowing Conditions:\u003c\/h4\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eEdgeworthia chrysantha isn't overly picky about soil conditions as long as the drainage is decent. It's not nearly as picky as its first cousin, Daphne odora. 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We have found them to grow their best in 2-6 hours of sun each day, where the plants will have a much denser habit as well as far more flowers.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003ch4\u003eNatural Impact:\u003c\/h4\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eEdgeworthia chrysantha is a superb early season nectar source for honeybees.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eWatch our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=gR7F6gJI7CQ\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePlant Spotlight\u003c\/a\u003e video for more information.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21024567429,"sku":"2246","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Edgeworthia-chrysantha-Snow-Cream.i-2246.s-66943.r-1.jpg?v=1791234091"},{"product_id":"helleborus-hybridus-winter-delights-red","title":"Helleborus hybridus Winter Delights Red","description":"\u003cp\u003eThese deer-resistant hellebores are seed grown from our plants at Juniper Level and have been selected for their single red-violet flowers. 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In late April (NC) the 2' tall stems are topped with small, white, orchid-like flowers with a flush of purple on the lip. Bletilla 'First Kiss' is a vigorous grower that will quickly make a colony when grown in rich, moist soil. 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Podophyllum pleianthum 'Tai Wedding' makes a 2' tall clump topped with two giant, 18\" wide, tropical-looking, glossy green, deeply-lobed leaves. The attractive April-borne dangling clusters of shredded beet-red flowers are held below the foliage...much closer to the ground in the Taiwan material than the mainland \u003ca title=\"Chinese plants\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plantdelights.sbs\/collections\/exotic-plants-from-china\"\u003eChinese plants\u003c\/a\u003e we've grown. 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This bizarre aster looks like a clump of arching green pipe cleaners, with the wiry stems clothed in tiny leaves. Starting for us in mid-October, the giant 5' tall x 8' wide clumps burst into flower with a stunning, frost tolerant show of 1.75\" blue lavender daisies...a great pollinator plant for late season foraging insects.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWatch our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/shorts\/tYiKaoP2YJ4\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePlant Spotlight\u003c\/a\u003e video for more information.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21025237765,"sku":"3227","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Symphyotrichum-grandiflorum-Biscoe-Belle.i-3227.s-67245.r-1_2373ca7e-0520-461b-b08f-4a4cead21477.jpg?v=1789126679"},{"product_id":"baptisia-minor-blue-bonnet","title":"Baptisia minor Blue Bonnet","description":"\u003cp\u003e(aka: B. australis var. minor) Baptisia minor 'Blue Bonnet' is a 2015 Plant Delights\/JLBG introduction that's one of our selected clones from seed originally collected in 1998 from Melissa, Texas...just north of Dallas. 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In late summer, the 6' tall specimens are adorned with terminal clusters of single, medium-\u003ca title=\"See more pink flowers\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plantdelights.sbs\/collections\/pink-flowers\"\u003epink flowers\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWatch our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/kar2a12Y0-A?si=NuDIO1kWFQQ909Ls\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePlant Spotlight\u003c\/a\u003e video for more information. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21025571205,"sku":"3786","price":21.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Nerium-oleander-Hardy-Pink.i-3786.s-68504.r-1.jpg?v=1791485549"},{"product_id":"coreopsis-palustris-summer-sunshine","title":"Coreopsis palustris Summer Sunshine","description":"\u003cp\u003e(aka: Coreopsis helianthoides) Coreopsis palustris 'Summer Sunshine' is a 2000 Plant Delights\/JLBG introduction that originated as a seedling shared by the late Rob Gardner of the NC Botanical Garden. 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We had been searching for a selection with large fragrant flowers and a fast-multiplying habit, and Zephyranthes 'Big Dude' is the result. Each flower can reach an amazing 4\" in width. The large, white petals are tipped with a faint blush of pink. This easy-to-grow rain lily is amazing when the entire clump bursts into flower after a summer rain. For us, flowering on Zephyranthes 'Big Dude' starts in early summer and continues until frost.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eMaintenance:\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eZephyranthes, the rain lilies, are very low maintenance where they are winter-hardy (generally zone 7 and warmer). The foliage can be removed when it has turned brown and that is about it. Often even this is not necessary. Rain lily cultivars that multiply rapidly, and many do, often push bulbs up out of the ground as they get crowded. These need to be reset so the bulbs are underground, protected from freezing weather. 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Beginning in late September (a month earlier than most other forms of Salvia madrensis), the stems end in large panicles of butter-yellow flowers...a truly stunning addition to a sunny site in the fall garden.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWatch our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/shorts\/fK8XSLQC4h4\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePlant Spotlight\u003c\/a\u003e video for more information.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21026111557,"sku":"4742","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Salvia-madrensis-Red-Neck-Girl.i-4742.s-66165.r-1.jpg?v=1789395277"},{"product_id":"thelypteris-ovata-var-lindheimeri-austin-city-limits","title":"Thelypteris ovata var lindheimeri Austin City Limits","description":"\u003cp\u003e(aka: Thelypteris normalis A2T-025, Pelazoneuron ovatum var. lindheimeri) Thelypteris ovata var. lindheimeri 'Austin City Limits' is a wonderful but virtually unknown deciduous fern, closely related to the better known Thelypteris kunthii. In 2000, Texas plantsman\/garden writer Scott Ogden took me to a road cut in Comal County, Texas (about 40 minutes south of the Austin city limits), where this tough fern was growing quite well in a sunny site among the beer cans and remains of slow armadillos. For us, Thelypteris ovata var. lindheimeri 'Austin City Limits' is one of the few ferns tolerant of full sun, where it makes a very attractive deer-resistant patch (5' wide in 5 years) of thick, 2' tall x 6\" wide, light green upright fronds. Thelypteris ovata var. lindheimeri has become one of our favorite and most durable garden ferns...even without the Texas roadside accessories.\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21026171077,"sku":"4847","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Thelypteris-ovata-var-lindheimeri-Austin-City-Limits.i-4847.s-68206.r-1.jpg?v=1791998050"},{"product_id":"polypodium-vulgare-ulleung-island","title":"Polypodium vulgare Ulleung Island","description":"\u003cp\u003e(aka: Polypodium vulgare A1K-137) There are few fern introductions that excite us as much as our 2004 Plant Delights\/JLBG introduction of Polypodium vulgare. I had tried for years to grow the commonly sold European form of this species with no luck and had given up until I found this growing near the village of Nari on the Korean island of Ulleung (aka Uulong). From spores, we now have a stunning 6\" tall x 30\" wide evergreen patch in 15 years. The medium green leaves, which look as good in January as they do in June, form a thick patch above the slowly-spreading rhizomes. Polypodium vulgare 'Ulleung Island' is a fantastic deer-resistant, evergreen groundcover fern that needs to be grown in all woodland gardens.\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21026417861,"sku":"5066","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Polypodium-vulgare-Ulleung-Island.i-5066.s-19856.r-1_643b86a7-c773-4240-baa3-8a20d78d2497.jpg?v=1791901932"},{"product_id":"agave-protamericana-silver-surfer","title":"Agave protamericana Silver Surfer","description":"\u003cp\u003eAgave 'Silver Surfer' is a 2007 Plant Delights\/JLBG introduction that we made from seedling of a 1992 Yucca Do seed collecting expedition (YD 45-83) at 5,200' in Palmillo, Tamaulipas, Mexico, where Agave americana ssp. protamericana intergrades with Agave asperrima. Agave 'Silver Surfer' has since formed a 6' tall x 10' wide clump of stiff, outfacing, silvery-blue leaves. This slow-offsetting agave is a favorite of garden visitors, but it's been five years since we had any to share, so get them while they last. The 20' flower stalk is amazing, not only for the terminal clusters of bright yellow, hummingbird-attracting flowers, but also for the surfboard-like flower stalk bracts.\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21026491397,"sku":"5135","price":38.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Agave-protamericana-Silver-Surfer.i-5135.s-67843.r-1.jpg?v=1791208029"},{"product_id":"remusatia-pumila-mini-mask","title":"Remusatia pumila Mini Mask","description":"\u003cp\u003eShoulda, coulda, woulda been an elephant ear. Remusatia is one of those splinter groups of fundamentalist \u003ca title=\"Read all about elephant ears\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plantdelights.sbs\/blogs\/articles\/elephant-ears-bulbs-colocasia-plant\"\u003eelephant ears\u003c\/a\u003e that broke off from the genus Colocasia over differences in reproductive philosophy. Remusatia pumila 'Mini Mask' is a Plant Delights\/JLBG introduction with a particularly dark face on each 8\" long x 5\" wide leaf. Each leaf is highlighted by muted silver veins and a dark purple blush to the leaf back. Remusatia pumila is a slowly stoloniferous species that makes a 4' wide non-invasive mound in 5 years. The plant is made up of 14\" tall leaf stalks that emerge in mid-June. In early summer, the spiky, fragrant, yellow flowers are produced inside the leaf canopy. In the wild, Remusatia pumila grows in humus-like soil and occasionally as an epiphyte.\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21026548933,"sku":"5186","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Remusatia-pumila-Mini-Mask.i-5186.s-62308.r-1_2ff64fec-cab6-4caa-8828-1d22d74b9a50.jpg?v=1791234079"},{"product_id":"asplenium-platyneuron-brunswick-giant","title":"Asplenium platyneuron Brunswick Giant","description":"\u003cp\u003eAsplenium platyneuron is a widespread US native, found from Maine west to Arizona, but is rarely seen in gardens. For a woodland rock garden, I cannot imagine a better choice than this durable, drought-tolerant, and easy-to-grow evergreen fern. The short, limp, sterile fronds have little value except to highlight the rigidly erect, narrow, fertile fronds that give the plant its anorexic but architectural structure. Our offering of Asplenium platyneuron 'Brunswick Giant' is a 2003 Plant Delights\/JLBG introduction, spore propagated from our original collection from Brunswick Co., NC, where it stood 18\" tall in dry shade. About the only thing ebony spleenwort doesn't like is wet soils.\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21026585925,"sku":"5226","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Asplenium-platyneuron-Brunswick-Giant.i-5226.s-68568.r-1_603f993b-b9c3-45d8-8636-c213ccac5978.jpg?v=1790969006"},{"product_id":"verbena-tenuisecta-decked-out","title":"Verbena tenuisecta Decked Out","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis amazing verbena appeared as a seedling near our back deck; hence, the name. Our 2003 introduction, Verbena 'Decked Out', has sailed through our miserable winters in great shape and rewards us with a constant show of rich, fluorescent purple flowers all summer...a hummingbird treat. The non-aggressive habit makes it perfect for fun \"plant marriages.\" Oh sorry, I forgot the courts ruled that those weren't legal, but they can still cohabitate in all states except South Carolina.\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21026755909,"sku":"5423","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Verbena-tenuisecta-Decked-Out.i-5423.s-21192.r-1.jpg?v=1792093130"},{"product_id":"polygonatum-infundiflorum-lemon-seoul","title":"Polygonatum infundiflorum Lemon Seoul","description":"\u003cp\u003ePolygonatum 'Lemon Seoul' is our amazing 2004 Plant Delights\/JLBG introduction of the recently-named fragrant Solomon's seal, Polygonatum infundiflorum. We ran across this gem in 1997 on the Taean Peninsula of South Korea and knew immediately that it was something unique. The vigorous Polygonatum infundiflorum 'Lemon Seoul' forms a rapidly multiplying clump to 6' wide in 10 years. The 3' tall stalks are clothed with large 6\" long x 3\" wide, silver-backed, light green leaves and adorned in early May with white, pendent, bell-shaped flowers, three to five at each node, which exude a marvelous, sweet lemon fragrance...especially early in the morning. In fall, the foliage turns a beautiful gold and the long-gone flowers are replaced by large black fruit. We hope you can find a place in your woodland garden for this special \u003ca title=\"See more Solomon's seal \" href=\"https:\/\/www.plantdelights.sbs\/collections\/polygonatum-solomons-seal\"\u003eSolomon's seal\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21026811333,"sku":"5473","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Polygonatum-infundiflorum-Lemon-Seoul.i-5473.s-66380.r-1_f251a3aa-1966-46e2-b472-bfcd2405393a.jpg?v=1791911589"},{"product_id":"gloxinia-nematanthodes-evita","title":"Gloxinia nematanthodes Evita","description":"\u003cp\u003e(aka: Seemannia nematanthodes 'Evita') This amazing 2004 Plant Delights\/JLBG introduction from 4,000' elevation in \u003ca title=\"Link to JLBG expedition log from Argentina in 2002 opening in a new window.\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jlbg.org\/content\/learn\/expeditions\/2002_argentina\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eArgentina\u003c\/a\u003e is a great addition to our list of winter-hardy gesneriads. Gloxinia nematanthodes 'Evita' is late to emerge, usually June in NC. The compact, 1' tall x 4' wide mass of short stems, bearing soft green foliage, is topped, starting in August, with 1\" long bells of the most brilliant orange-red we have ever seen on anything other than a custom Ferrari. For us, flowering attracts hummingbirds and continues until frost. Gloxinia nematanthodes also spreads by above-ground stolons, soon making a wonderful groundcover. If you like brilliant colors, grab your camera and sunglasses.\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21026849669,"sku":"5556","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Gloxinia-nematanthodes-Evita.i-5556.s-65039.r-1_5e70819a-97c0-4d1a-8f8d-d1ac1f859685.jpg?v=1791570485"},{"product_id":"astrolepis-sinuata-jeff-davis","title":"Astrolepis sinuata Jeff Davis","description":"\u003cp\u003e(aka: Cheilanthes bonariensis) Astrolepis sinuata 'Jeff Davis' is our 2026 Plant Delights\/JLBG introduction of our 2000 collection from Jeff Davis County, Texas at 6,000' elevation. The attractive and easy-to-grow southwest US native is found on well-drained limestone outcrops and slopes from Texas south to South America, but rarely seen in cultivation. The tight 18\" wide clump is composed of narrow, upright, semi-evergreen, dark olive-green fronds, whose in ground roots prefer to live under a large rock. For best success, site it where it gets 2-4 hours of sun. It also makes a superb outdoor container specimen.\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21026898053,"sku":"5675","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Astrolepis-sinuata-Jeff-Davis.i-5675.s-68269.r-1.jpg?v=1785352741"},{"product_id":"ionactis-linariifolia-little-stiffy","title":"Ionactis linariifolia Little Stiffy","description":"\u003cp\u003e(aka: Aster linariifolius) Ionactis linariifolia is an easy-to-grow, un aster-like eastern US native, which ranges from Canada south to Florida. Perhaps this is why the Evil Empire of Plant Taxonomy has now banished it to the genus Ionactis. Regardless, stiff aster is one of our favorite native plants for a baking-sun rock garden. Our selection Ionactis 'Little Stiffy' is the most compact, best branched, and floriferous seedling we've seen. The rigid 1' tall stems are adorned with stiff, hemlock-like needles. In early summer, the 1' wide clumps are topped with hundreds of small lavender flowers...a truly superb selection of a great native.\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21026929349,"sku":"5763","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Ionactis-linariifolia-Little-Stiffy.i-5763.s-64501.r-1.jpg?v=1790872742"},{"product_id":"colocasia-leucocasia-gigantea-thailand-giant","title":"Colocasia Leucocasia gigantea Thailand Giant","description":"\u003cp\u003eMake mine super-sized! Leucocasia (formerly \u003ca title=\"More Colocasia for sale\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plantdelights.sbs\/collections\/colocasia-elephant-ear-bulb\"\u003eColocasia\u003c\/a\u003e) 'Thailand Giant' is a legendary 2005 Plant Delights\/JLBG introduction of a huge strain of the giant elephant ear, grown from wild collected seed (PES 1003B) from Kanchanaburi Province, Thailand, in 2003 by former PDN Research Manager, Petra Schmidt. In the wild, the plants reached a massive 9' tall, which is much larger than the older clone of Leucocasia gigantea in the trade. For us, each individual leaf of Leucocasia 'Thailand Giant' grows in excess of 5' long x 4' wide. Each seedling will differ slightly, but massive plants will be the result. In foliage, the leaves are an attractive glaucous-grey which is typical of this species. From an early age, the plants are adorned with clusters of dramatically large, pleasantly scented, white flowers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBe sure to read our in-depth article on \u003ca title=\"How To Grow Leucocasia gigantea\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plantdelights.sbs\/pages\/colocasia-leucocasia-gigantea-thailand-giant\"\u003eHow To Grow Leucocasia gigantea\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21027020165,"sku":"5896","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Colocasia-Leucocasia-gigantea-Thailand-Giant.i-5896.s-61254.r-1_2ed4c7bb-9055-44e5-b6e2-1892163a5109.jpg?v=1791486398"},{"product_id":"hibiscus-aculeatus-brunswick","title":"Hibiscus aculeatus Brunswick","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis wonderful native from NC, south and west to Texas, is one of the lesser-known of our native mallows. Our 2006 introduction is propagated from our original collection from Brunswick County, NC. Hibiscus aculeatus is found in upland bogs, roadside ditches, and coastal pinelands in the lower Southeast. Although Hibiscus aculeatus likes moist feet, we have had very good luck growing it in raised sandy berms with regular watering. The 4' tall fuzzy stems are clothed with lobed, okra-like leaves. From the leaf axils, plenty of 4-5\" open, cone-shaped, light yellow flowers highlighted with a dark purple eye are produced from early summer until fall...attractive to hummingbirds. Virtually everything about Hibiscus aculeatus is fuzzy...do not approach without a razor in hand.\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21027037957,"sku":"5905","price":19.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Hibiscus-aculeatus-Brunswick.i-5905.s-64023.r-1.jpg?v=1791485621"},{"product_id":"adiantum-hispidulum-mt-haleakala-maidenhair-fern","title":"Adiantum hispidulum Mt Haleakala","description":"\u003cp\u003eAdiantum hispidulum 'Mt. Haleakala' is our 2004 Plant Delights\/JLBG introduction. Rosy maidenhair fern is commonly grown as a houseplant, but few gardeners realize its winter hardiness. Regular Adiantum hispidulum is reliable in warmer parts of Zone 8, but this rare form has been fine in our Zone 7b\/8a woodland garden since 2003. Adiantum hispidulum 'Mt. Haleakala' makes an attractive 1' tall x 1' wide clump with fronds that emerge rosy red...hence, the common name. Our spores came from 5,000' near the top of Maui's famed Mt. Haleakala.\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21027080325,"sku":"5934","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Adiantum-hispidulum-Mt-Haleakala.i-5934.s-62777.r-1_e00b81ea-abfb-41bb-990d-a7dd7a36795d.jpg?v=1792006023"},{"product_id":"clematis-ochroleuca-bald-knob-bush-clematis","title":"Clematis ochroleuca Bald Knob","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis 2012 Plant Delights\/JLBG introduction originated from our original seed collection of the wonderful native bush clematis, Clematis ochroleuca, from a mountainous population at Bald Knob, Virginia (Franklin County). In late spring, the 15\" tall x 15\" wide clumps are topped with pendulous, fuzzy, creamy-white bells. Following flowering, the plants are covered with splendid seedheads which resemble large, attractive, golden balls of lint. We like lint! Clematis ochroleuca is perfect for a special spot in the rock garden. Save seed, since Clematis ochroleuca is virtually impossible to root from cuttings.\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21027091717,"sku":"5943","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Clematis-ochroleuca-Bald-Knob.i-5943.s-61407.r-1_352c51d5-45c7-43e1-aa19-6db261a607b2.jpg?v=1790950297"},{"product_id":"vernonia-angustifolia-plum-peachy","title":"Vernonia angustifolia Plum Peachy","description":"\u003cp\u003e(aka: Vernonia angustifolia A2GA-003B) In 1998, we found this wonderful selection of the Southeast native (NC to Mississippi), Vernonia angustifolia, growing on a grit outcrop in Turner Co., Georgia. Despite being discovered and named by the famed plant explorer, Andre Michaux, more than 200 years ago, narrow-leaf ironweed is surprisingly absent in horticulture. The robust 4' tall stalks of narrow, green \u003ca title=\"amsonia\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plantdelights.sbs\/collections\/amsonia\"\u003eamsonia\u003c\/a\u003e-like leaves are topped, starting in July (NC), with 8\" wide, branched, airy flower heads of dark purple flowers...an attractive target for hummingbirds. This 2006 Plant Delights\/JLBG introduction holds its large flower heads upright better than any of the others we have trialed.\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21027217477,"sku":"6206","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Vernonia-angustifolia-Plum-Peachy.i-6206.s-64976.r-1.jpg?v=1791976994"},{"product_id":"agave-protamericana-grey-gator","title":"Agave protamericana Grey Gator","description":"\u003cp\u003eAgave 'Grey Gator' is a 2024 Plant Delights\/JLBG introduction of a selection we made in 2007 of the naturally-occurring hybrid between Agave asperrima x Agave x pseudoferox. Agave 'Grey Gator' makes a huge 5' tall x 8' wide clump of long scabrous (sandpaper-like), deeply-channeled (not the Shirley MacLaine type) grey leaves with an upturned long black-spined tip. This has been a good offsetting clone, producing a decent amount of offspring to share or sell. We have not seen any winter damage into the mid-single digits F.\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21027298821,"sku":"6305","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Agave-protamericana-Grey-Gator.i-6305.s-67339.r-1_b2ddb888-2a5d-4e01-95cf-f1090a4ccfff.jpg?v=1788443294"},{"product_id":"vernonia-gigantea-jonesboro-giant","title":"Vernonia gigantea Jonesboro Giant","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhile driving through Jonesboro, Arkansas in 2000, I spotted this selection of giant ironweed. Most of the clones of Vernonia gigantea had fallen over due to their height and flower head weight, but this clone stayed wonderfully upright. Cuttings were taken, and we are pleased to report it has also remained vertical in our garden trials. Vernonia 'Jonesboro Giant', a 2006 Plant Delights\/JLBG introduction, forms a clump of 10-12' tall stems, clothed in dark green leaves and topped with large clusters of \u003ca title=\"Shop our perennials with dark purple flowers\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plantdelights.sbs\/collections\/purple-flowers-lavender-flowers\"\u003edark purple flowers\u003c\/a\u003e starting in mid-August...attractive to hummingbirds. The giant clumps sway a bit in the breeze, but so does the Sears Tower. Warning lights may be required in some jurisdictions...please check local flight path maps.\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21027510853,"sku":"6548","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Vernonia-gigantea-Jonesboro-Giant.i-6548.s-15837.r-1.jpg?v=1790345994"},{"product_id":"verbena-princess-bride","title":"Verbena Princess Bride","description":"\u003cp\u003eWe were shocked to find that our Verbena 'Blue Princess' engaged in an after-hours unprotected liaison not far from the nearby Juniper Level Baptist Church. Not only does the princess's offspring have good blood, but it's also a stellar performer. Our original clump of Verbena 'Princess Bride' reaches 1' in height to 3-4' in width and is topped from April (NC) until frost with 2\" flower heads of medium pink (RHS 66D), lightly fragrant flowers, each highlighted with a dark maroon center (RHS 74A)...attractive to hummingbirds. There were other offspring from the rendezvous but, so far, no others have measured up to the royal family standards.\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21027564357,"sku":"6646","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Verbena-Princess-Bride.i-6646.s-62771.r-1_220b6a80-a24e-410a-afca-63f14ec0184f.jpg?v=1790784732"},{"product_id":"pellaea-viridis-mclear","title":"Pellaea viridis McLear","description":"\u003cp\u003e(aka: Cheilanthes viridis) This 2006 Plant Delights\/JLBG introduction comes from our spore collection from \u003ca title=\"Read about Tony's South Africa expedition, opens in a new window\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jlbg.org\/content\/learn\/expeditions\/2005_southafrica\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSouth Africa's Eastern Cape\u003c\/a\u003e near the town of McLear at 4,200' elevation. Most of the forms of Pellaea viridis that we saw in 2005 only reached 1' tall, but this form topped out at 2' tall. We are uncertain if this was due to growing conditions or genetics. The thick, dark green pinnae adorn the black stipe on this semi-evergreen, clumping fern. Although Pellaea viridis is typically grown as a containerized house plant, we've grown this selection outdoors for over a decade including through some single digit F winters.\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21027593733,"sku":"6728","price":18.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Pellaea-viridis-McLear.i-6728.s-68506.r-1_81e6f9df-91ae-48d8-a0f9-45759019ee5b.jpg?v=1791487404"},{"product_id":"hemerocallis-citrina-yao-ming","title":"Hemerocallis citrina Yao Ming","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen we acquired this wild collected daylily from China as Hemerocallis multiflora, we didn't know what to expect, but were rewarded with an amazing daylily. In midsummer, this daylily produces 5' tall flower spikes that are well-branched toward the tip and topped with large, golden-yellow, sweetly-fragrant flowers that open in the afternoon to attract hummingbirds. The long bloom time, sturdy stems and great branching make this a superb garden specimen, which turned out to be a superb giant form of the edible Hemerocallis citrina, hence the name commemorating another well-branched giant from China.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaintenance:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHemerocallis, daylilies, are quite low maintenance; yet they benefit from a few properly timed tidying-ups that are simple and quickly accomplished. It helps to understand their normal life cycle: New daylily foliage is produced after winter gives way to spring. It is at this time quite clean and fresh and lovely. Yet it often becomes shabby by bloom time, it has worked so hard to produce all of its flowers. As the floral display is winding down the plant starts to put up a whole new flush of foliage. The flawless fresh new foliage might go unnoticed by the unobservant gardener but it is produced nevertheless. If at this point the whole plant is cut back hard, either to the ground or to several inches tall, not only will all of the spent flower stalks be removed but so too spring's now shabby foliage. What one is left with is clean foliage for the remainder of the growing season. And the process of cutting it back takes only a few minutes at most per plant.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eAnother time to cut daylily foliage down is after frost has killed the foliage. It has often been observed that this foliage will harbor aphids over winter if not removed. In mild-winter areas the daylilies described as evergreen might produce foliage during every mild spell. One needs to periodically check for aphids.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGrowing Conditions:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eHemerocallis, Daylilies, are almost fool proof. They will thrive with full sun all day long yet still bloom most satisfactorily with fewer hours provided they have at least 6 hours of full sun. They tolerate a wide range of soil types and conditions including damp soil and briefly soggy soil. They will survive dry spells though they will not perform in chronically dry sites.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGarden Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThe floral display of Hemerocallis is big and bold and bright. Individual cultivars are often in bloom for many weeks or even months. Cultivars are available from spring blooming ones to ones that bloom into late summer and even early fall. The peak bloom season is summer. Selecting cultivars that bloom at various times one can have daylilies in bloom for 5 to 6 months of the year.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eNight blooming daylilies such as this one add excitement to the night garden. Plant where they can be enjoyed in the evening such as a patio.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNatural Impact:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eDaylily flowers are occasionally visited by pollinators. 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Our original specimen has become a medium-sized shrub to 8' tall x 8' wide of anise-fragranced, chartreuse gold foliage during the spring and summer. As the weather cools in fall, the leaf color brightens to screaming yellow, then becomes a near parchment color by midwinter. During the same time, the upper stems take on a brilliant red cast, contrasting vividly with the leaves. In sun, the winter foliage will scorch, so we recommend this be grown in light shade...a stunning beacon in the winter garden.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eMaintenance:\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eIllicium 'Florida Sunshine' is essentially a maintenance free shrub, if it's planted in the proper location.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003ch3\u003eGrowing Conditions:\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eIllicium 'Florida Sunshine' is native in deep to light shade in the wild, but in gardens, it is best in light shade to 6-8 hours of full sun, where it color up the best and keeps the tightest shape, and should never need to be pruned. The more shade, the looser the habit.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003ch3\u003eGarden Value:\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThe garden value of Florida Sunshine anise is obvious, since it beams like a bright sun in the garden, especially in the fall\/winter, when the foliage is brightest. 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